2. Fill the application

You can send your first claim to the Transport Workers' Unemployment Fund after two weeks of unemployment. Fill in your claim form from the first day of your unemployment. We will take into account the five-day personal liability period and any other days for which you cannot claim the allowance.

3. Remember to send the necessary attachments

Normally, you are requested to enclose the following attachments to your claim for earnings-related allowance:

a pay certificate for the unemployment fund for a minimum of 26 weeks meeting the condition regarding previous employment; the certificate must include details of your holiday pay and compensation and any other items, such as one-off payments and performance bonuses, and any unpaid periods and the reasons for them;

a copy of your employment certificate if you are full-time unemployed;

a copy of your employment contract if you have been laid off or you are in part-time employment; and

a copy of the notice of termination or notice of lay-off.

Depending on your personal circumstances, your claim may have to include:

the decision on social benefit payments if you claim pension, maternity, paternity or parental allowance, child home care allowance, or some other benefit;

a pay certificate, pay calculation, or other reliable proof of your income during the period for which you are claiming the allowance, if you are in part-time employment, laid off, or you have part-time self-employed income; and

the unemployment fund will receive tax withholding information directly from the tax authorities; however, you must enclose any tiered or revised original tax cards with your claim.

Appealable decisions

When your first claim has been processed, we will send you a decision on the basis of payment, payment notice, and the follow-up claim form for earnings-based allowance.

If you do not agree with the decision, you can appeal to the Unemployment Security Appeals Board within 30 days of receiving the decision, in accordance with the instructions attached to the decision. You can appeal against the Board’s decision, to the Insurance Court.